Licensed Practical Nurse; LPN Psychiatric

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Psychiatric

International SOS Government Medical Services, Inc. provides contracted healthcare support to government and federal agencies in secure facilities and remote locations.

We are recruiting Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) to support our medical staffing projects in West Virginia. LPNs may work in temporary, short-term, or long-term jobs alongside our client teams or our own multidisciplinary teams in federally secured facilities, medically remote locations, industrial projects, or our clinics.

• Provide direct patient care under the supervision of a registered nurse or physician.
• Administer medications and monitor their effects.
• Monitor and record vital signs.
• Assist patient with daily living activities.
• Provide therapeutic interventions and assist with crisis management.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to coordinate high‑quality patient care.
• Educate patients and their families about treatment plans and health management.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation of patient care.
• Advocate for patient rights and ensure a safe treatment environment.
• Initiate protocols for emergent situations where immediate action is necessary to prevent harm or injury.
• Respond to inquiries of family members, advocates and other interested parties, ensuring adherence to confidentiality laws and HIPAA regulations.

• Minimum of one year of clinical experience in direct patient care as a licensed practical or vocational nurse.
• Experience in detention or correctional healthcare, residential healthcare, a hospital, outpatient clinic, nursing home, or other supervised medical, nursing, or patient care facility that provided direct care.
• Experience with pediatric and adult patients.

• Licensed by the West Virginia State Board of Examiners for Licensed Practical Nurses. West Virginia is a member of the National Council of State Board of Nursing and participates in the multistate Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC).
• Program must be accredited by an entity recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
• Licensure must be maintained current, and any required education, trainings, or continued education to maintain licensure must be completed within the required timeline for the licensing or certifying authority.
• Candidate should not have had any professional licensure withheld, suspended, revoked, or denied, and must not have surrendered or allowed a licensure or certification to expire because of an investigation or disciplinary action.
• Candidate must not have been convicted of, pled guilty to, pled nolo contender to, or received probation before judgment for any crime other than a minor traffic violation, the record of which has not been expunged.
• LPN(s) assigned to acute care psychiatric facilities must have a minimum of one (1) year experience and working knowledge of mental health concepts, health disorders and related physical conditions, and related treatment approaches.
• LPN(s) assigned to an acute care setting must have successfully completed a course in intravenous therapy and training in venipuncture which permits the LPN(s) to start intravenous fluids.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification must be from one of the following approved organizations:
  • American Heart Association (AHA) BLS for health care providers
  • American Red Cross CPR/BLS for the professional rescuer
  • American Safety and Health Institute (ASHI) CPR and AED for healthcare providers and professional responders.
  • Course components must include Adult, Pediatric, and Infant CPR, Foreign Body Airway Obstruction, and Automatic Defibrillator (AED) proficiency.

• Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.
• Work involves sitting and standing for prolonged periods of time.
• May require bending, stooping, and lifting up to 15 lbs.

• Must be able to read, write and speak English to effectively communicate.
• US Citizen or Permanent Resident Card is required.
• May be required to travel on short notice, or to serve in various medical units within the region or location.

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